Inhaled Steroids Increase Risk of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Lung Infections
When using inhaled corticosteroids for the treatment of asthma, COPD, and other airways disease, authors of a new study warn to proceed with caution.
Top 5 Depression Apps for Primary Care Providers
This month, our app reviewer selected the top 5 depression apps that you and your patients can use. Which ones made the cut?
10 New Things in Nutrition and Health
This concise slideshow serves up a bounty of recent research findings to help your patients make healthful dietary choices.
Improving HCV Care through Telementoring with Project ECHO
Scroll through our quick slideshow to see how 3 recently published studies highlight the need for a telementoring program in HCV care.
5 New “Cluster-Based” Classifications of Diabetes
A Swedish analysis has identified 5 diabetic "clusters" that could aid diagnosis and individualize treatment. Scroll through our quick slideshow for details.
Anticonvulsants as Analgesics: 11 Questions on Benefits vs Risks
Sample: Between 2012 and 2016, the number of prescriptions for gabapentin in the US increased by approximately how much?
HCV Interview with Sanjeev Arora, MD, Project ECHO Founder
Expanding HCV care through primary care networks is Dr Arora's passion. The prominent HCV specialist and founder of Project ECHO explains why.
A Map to Undercutting Medical Overuse
This guide shows the way to reducing unnecessary and potentially harmful tests and treatments.
Head and Shoulder Lesions: Common Diseases, Uncommon Locations
Three cases of lesions often seen in primary care, 2 seen in uncommon locations. Test your visual diagnostic skills.
Rx Shorts: August 2018
Ongoing Shingrix shortage, thyroid medication recalled, reduced opioid manufacturing, and more Rx updates that could impact your practice.
Top 5 Addiction Support Apps
Opioids, alcohol, other? In our short slide show, we review the top 5 apps to help you guide patients to and through addiction recovery.
A Family with Flaky Skin
Three siblings share a scaly, lizard-like rash. Neither parent has the condition. What do you think this could be?
A Pharmacist’s 4 Top Tips for Safe Prescribing
Highlights include: Eliminating dangerous drug abbreviation habits, easy-to-use online drug interaction checkers, and more.
Consider Coronary Artery Calcium: 7 Questions
How current are you on CAC and its place in CVD risk assessment? This short quiz will reveal your score.
Acral Anomaly in a Young Boy
Three-year-old boy has rash x7 days on arms and legs plus low-grade fever x10-14 days. Is the eruption anomaly or simply ordinary?
The Impact of Opioids on the Endocrine and Immune Systems
How much do you know about the impact of opioids on the endocrine and immune systems? Take our 9-question quiz to find out.
Primary Care Tips to Help Patients Lose Weight
What tips can you give your patients to help them lead a healthier lifestyle? Click through this quick slideshow to find out.
Vestibular Migraine: What's the Impact?
Vestibular migraine may be a relatively new diagnostic entity, but a new study shows it impacts around 6 million US adults.
Organ Transplant in the Direct-acting Antiviral Era
Can DAA therapy remove patients from transplant waiting lists? Are HCV-infected livers--and hearts--safe for uninfected organ recipients? Three new studies explain.
Headline Medical News: July 2018
Patient Care scoured the web to find the top news in medicine this month that could affect your practice. Which ones made the cut?
